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organotherapy

organotherapy definition - medical

or·gan·o·ther·a·py (ôrˌgə-nō-thĕrˈə-pē, ôr-gănˌō-)

noun
The treatment of disease with preparations derived from animal endocrine organs or glandular extracts such as insulin and thyroxin.

Related Forms:

  • orˌgan·o·therˌa·peuˈtic (-thĕrˌə-pyo͞oˈtĭk) adjective

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